Welcome to Beach ...

Beach is located in Whatcom County<1>.

The location of Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Beach is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Beach lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Beach is within the boundaries of the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Beach - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota (2), Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beach.

Communities near Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beach.

• Bellingham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
  • Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellingham <4>
• Anacortes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
  • Anacortes is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <4>
• Ferndale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Ferndale is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
• Lynden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynden
  • Lynden is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynden <4>
• Blaine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Friday Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday Harbor
  • Friday Harbor is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friday Harbor <4>
• Lummi
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
  • Lummi is located in Whatcom County
• Marietta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Whatcom County
• Urban
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
  • Urban is located in Skagit County
• Chuckanut Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckanut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
  • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beach ...

Looking for more information about Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beach.

Adding Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beach in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Beach post office opened in 1882.

We also found Beach in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/